societal

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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Professor Lee Elliot Major said teachers are acting as "de facto parents" in the classroom, explaining that a lot of "societal challenges" come out in this setting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Since the No Kings days began, observers have questioned whether mobilizing people to protest in the streets can lead to lasting, societal change.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

A team of British scientists, two authors and a group of thought leaders once deemed societal outcasts are here to help.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The myriad factors affecting innovativeness make the historian’s task paradoxically easier, by converting societal variation in innovativeness into essentially a random variable.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond